题文
Some people argue that the pressures on international sportsmen and sportswomen kill the essence(本质) of sport-seeking for personal excellence. Children kick a football around for fun. When they get older and play for local school teams, they become competitive but they still enjoy playing. A single person’s representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoying himself; he has to think only about winning. He is responsible for an entire nation’s hopes, dreams and fame.A good example is the football World Cup. Football is the world’s most important sport. It is even more important now that the United States is seriously taking it up. Winning the World Cup is perhaps the greatest of international sporting success. Mention “Argentina” to someone and the chances are that he’ll think of football. In a sense, winning the World Cup “put Argentina on the map”.
Sports fans and supporters get quite irrational(失去理性的) about the World Cup. People in England felt that their country was somehow important after they won in 1996. Last year thousands of Scots sold their cars, and even their houses and spent all their money traveling to Argentina where the finals were played.
So am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sports? Certainly not! Do the Argentineans really believe that because eleven of their men proved that most skillful at football, their nation is in every way better than all others? Not really. But it’s known that you won, and that in one way at least your country is best.
小题1:What is the writer’s main purpose in the passage?A．To explain the role of sportB．To compare Scotland with ArgentinaC．To show that Argentina is better than all others.D．To prove that football is the world’s most important sport.小题2:According to the passage, Argentina is world famous because of its ____.A． clear position on the mapB． successes in the football World CupC． excellence at all important sportsD．large number of sports fans and supporters小题3:According to the passage, if a sportsman thinks about winning, he will ____.A．be irrationalB．be successfulC．fail to succeedD．lose enjoyment小题4:What is the writer’s attitude towards international games?A．Nations that meet on football are unlikely to meet on a battle field.B．Nations that win in international games prove best on the sports field at least.C．Nations that win the football World Cup are considered as best in all ways.D．Nations that give much attention to international competitions are world-famous in many ways.小题5: From this passage, we can infer that ____.A．We should learn from EnglandB．We should play football only for fun, not for fameC．We should learn from ArgentinaD．We should give chances for other countries to win the World Cup 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:C
解析
运动意味着什么？如果我们一味地强调胜负，那么运动就失去了其本质！小题1:主旨大意题。通读全文可知文章是向大家解释运动的重要性。
小题2:推理题。根据第2段最后一行In a sense, winning the World Cup “put Argentina on the map”.可知阿根廷的出名是因为足球。
小题3:推理题。根据第一段第五行A single person’s representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoying himself;可知一旦某个运动员考虑到输赢，那么他就会失去运动的快乐了。
小题4:推理题。根据文章最后一句话可知在运动会上获胜至少可以证明在这个领域这个国家是最优秀的。
小题5:推断题。根据文章最后四行内容可知虽然阿根廷人在足球方面获胜，但是他们也知道这不能代表一切，说明阿根廷人非常客观，我们应该向他们学习。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Some people argue th.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
